Shoe-holder.



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-' UNITED sTAT s PATENT OFFICE. JOHN E. PLANI, or IBLOOMFIELD, mwa;ksseion or ON-ZALF TO JAMES w.

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Specification of etters Patent. v -Pate ted M 16 1916 'Application filedAugust 24, 1915. Serial No. 47,108.

To all whom it mayconcem:

Be it lmown that I, JOHN H. PLsN a citizen of .the United States,residing at Bloomfield, in the county of Davis, State of Iowa, haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements in Shoe-Holders; and I dohereby declare the 'following to be a full, clear, and exact descriptionof the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to whichit appertains to make and` use the same. I

.The present invention is directed to improvements in devices forholding shoes when being cleaned or polished, and has for its object toprovide a device of this character capable of .being easily and quicklyadjusted for holding shoes of dfl'erent sizes.

A further object of the invention is to provide a holder of thischaracter so constructed that the same may be turned to any positiondesired, either to the 'right or' left.

With these and other objects in view, this invention -resides in thenovel features of' construction, formation, combination and arrngementof parts to be herenafter more fully described, claimed and illustratedin the accompanying drawing, in which Figure 1 is a perspective .view ofthe device. Fig. 2 is asectional view on line 2--2 of Fig. 1. Fig. 3 isa sectional view on line 3-3 of Fig. 1. Fig. 4 is a perspective view Theholder comprses a supporting block '1, which' is rotatably Secured tothe bok 1',

said block being secured' in any suitable manner to a post o^r wall. Theblock 1 has its sides provided with a plurality of vertically spacedsockets 2, the purpose of which will appear. later. The holder furtherconsists of a horizontal arm 3, which is formed from suitable sheetmeta1,' the rear end of which terminates in a hook 4, said hook beingadapted to detachably engage the loop 5 carried by the block 1. Theouter end of the arm 3 terminates in a vertically disposed arm 6, saidarm having its lower end terminating in a horizontal arm 7 towhich thetoe block 8 is attached. p

The arm 3 is provided upon its upper edge with ratchet teeth 9-andspaced notcheslO the purpose of which will appear, later. A

lever 11 is' provided and is formed with a longitudinal slot 12, saidslo't being'bridged spaced arms 16 are provided, said arms hav-` mgthen' lower ends r'educed, as at 17 whereby the same may enter the' bore18 of the heel-'member 19. The heel member 19 is held upon the'reducedends of the arms by a set screw 20. Since the heel member 19 isremovably momted it is obvious that the lever 11 can be easilydisengaged from or engaged with the arm 3.

To hold the arni 3- in its operative. positon a yoke21 is employed,which is formed from reslient wire, said yoke 'having its arms 22terminating in inwardly, directed extensons 23 which are adapted toengage selected sockets 2, 'whereby the yoke may be ad usted. Since thebight of the yoke 22 is pvotally connected to the arm 3 it is apparentthat the yoke may be adjusted so as to hold the arm 3 in difl'erentadjusted positions'. y

` In operation the toe block 8 is engaed in the toe of the shoe and theheel mem er 19 with the heel thereof, whereupon rocking of the lever 11will force the member 19 rearw'ardly, thereby firmly holding the shoesince the pawl will engage a selected ratchet tooth.

By providing the notches 10 the lever may' be adjusted quickly for shoeswhich vary greatly in sizes.

In Fig. 4 of the drawing the holder is shown reversed so that shoesmaybe polihed or cleaned when inverted.

From the foregoing description it will be seen that a holder has beenprovided so constructed that the same can be easily and quickly takenapart for packing, and one which may be used by shoe merchants for;holding the shoes when changing the buttons.

To rotatably connect the block "1 to the block 1', a screw 24 isattached thereto and passes through the block 1, and has its extendedend engaged by a winged nut 25, which is operable to clamp the block 1tightly against the block 1*.. When it is 'desired to reverse theholder, it is only neces- I sary to turn the winged nut, whereupon theholder, as shown :in Fig; 4'.

block 1 can be rotated, tHus positionng the What' is claimed is e 1. Ashoe holding device compri'inga supporting block, ah `arm pivotallyconnctcd thereto, a loo tpivtally, connected to thely connected to theblock,

arm and adjusta p a' toe block carried 'by the arm, a lever' slidablyand pivotall connected to the arm,'

means carred by t e lever for engaging the arm to hold said lever indifferent adjustedpositions and a, heel engagng member-. ear- Lsupporting block, an arm pivotally connect ried by the'lower end of saidlever. I p

2.' A shoe holding. device comprising a,

ed at its rear end to the supporting block, a yoke having its bightpivotally connected to the arm, said yo ke having its arms deta'chheeleng ably end adjustably engaged with the a tee member carrie'd bytheoiter end o the arm, a lever buying alongitudnal-slot formed tlerein forshdably engaging the arm, a pawl'havin g one end pivotally con .I

i JOHN H. PLANK.

witnesses: I I p S. S.- MELCEERT, -J..C. MCCURDY.

